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Guthrie Man Receives Theodore N Vail Gold Medal
Charles Erwin Rider of Guthrie Oklahoma earned the Theodore N Vail Gold Medal for bravery restoring 34 downed toll circuits after a Cimarron river bridge fire. He braved a blazing torrent with improvised gear, reestablishing lines by 6 p.m. despite illness and personal danger. The award ceremony in Oklahoma City was attended by Governor M E Trapp and Southwestern Bell officials.
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Oklahoma City
Charles Erwin Rider
Guthrie
Oklahoma
Vail
State of
Southwestern Bell Telephone Company
Rider
Southwestern System
Eugene D. Nims
Eugene D. Nims. In Addition To Mr. Nims
M. E. Trapp
O. A. Cargill
W. M. Harrison
Oklahoma Daily Times
Id Overholser
Chamber of Commerce of
Theodore N. Vail
Bell
Cimarron River
Santa Fe Railroad
Chicago
The
Gulf
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Kansas City
Texas
Bell System
Bell Telephone Company of America
Theodore N. Wall
Wall Memorial Fund
Commonwealth
Nims
Bell Telephone System
Alexander Graham Bell